Muhammad Ali hits back at rumors about his declining health

The photo was posted online on Tuesday and features the three-time world heavyweight champion posing beside two women. 'Don't believe the hype. Feeling great earlier today at @BoarsHeadResort. #AliSelfie,' he tweeted. The Boar's Head is a 573-acre country estate and resort in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1984 but his condition has gradually deteriorated and he is now mostly housebound.Rumors about his ill-health grew after he was considered too ill to attend a premiere of a film about his life last week. His condition had meant he couldn't take part in the production of the movie either.His brother Rahman, 71, attended the screening of I Am Ali in Hollywood, and told The Sunday People: ‘I have not been able to talk to my brother about this because he is sick.‘He doesn’t speak too well. But he is proud that we are here for him. He has given this film his blessing.’While his daughter Maryum, 46, who was also at the premiere, said her father would love the film and it will make him laugh and cry.Her sister Hana, 38, is planning to show the legendary boxer the new movie at his Arizona home later this month.Directed by Clare Lewins, the documentary movie gives unprecedented access to Ali’s personal archive of ‘audio journals’ as well as interviews with his family and boxers Mike Tyson and George Foreman, and put together to tell his life story.Nicknamed the Louisville Lip for his infamous wit, Ali remained active for several years after his diagnosis and made a moving appearance at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games where he lit the flame.However, the sporting icon, who retired from boxing after suffering several strokes, was seen looking particularly thin and frail at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony where he was helped across the stage by wife Lonnie.In February 2013 his brother Rahman said Ali was so crippled by the degenerative brain condition that has afflicted many ex-boxers, he might not survive until the summer.(dailymail.co.uk)Bakudaily.Az